Espérance: When Dreams are Delayed
Someone’s curious about the meaning of the word Espérance , don’t worry I’ll tell you at the end of this article. For now, please pay attention to the poem below, I actually took my time with it. If you relate with it in some way or the other, then be assured that this article is for you. I may not have the exact answers you want, but I’ll tell you what keeps me running, I’ll share with you the secret of my consistency. I would also like to apologise to any reader outside of Nigeria, and those who don’t understand Nigerian pidgin, as the poem has a blend of it. Now to the poem… … I’ve got stuff, I’ve got dreams. I’ve got focus, I’ve got beams. I’m always a vibe, cos I’ve got streams. I know I should be balling, but then the strings. They keep pulling me back, causing constrains. When will I be big? When will I blow? I wanna count the dollars? How else can I flow? I wanna bank the billions? And not just sow. Cos I’ve been sowing, Now I just want to grow. I wan give Papa man...